JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A fire ripped through an office building in Indonesia 's capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, police said. Flames engulfed the seven-story building, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky and causing panic...
PULILAN, Bulacan — A fire razed the Our Lady of Mercy General Hospital in Barangay Longos, Pulilan, early Monday, Dec. 8, killing a retired police captain and forcing the evacuation of 17 patients. Authorities identified the fatality as retired Police Captain Marcelino Leonardo, who was confined...
A 73-year-old bedridden senior citizen was killed after being trapped inside her burning house in Barangay Muntingdilaw, Antipolo City early Sunday morning, Dec. 7. According to the police, the victim 's remains were found inside the destroyed structure after the fire quickly spread due to it...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is closely monitoring the processing of the repatriation of the remains of migrant worker Mary Ann Pascual Esteban, a native of Barangay Santa Isabel, Jones, Isabela, who died in the recent fire in the Tai Po District, Hong Kong. DMW...
Three individuals were reported injured after a fire hit a cargo vessel docked in the Manila North Harbor in Moriones, Tondo, Manila on Wednesday night, Dec. 3. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started inside the engine room of the ship at around 7:16 p.m. and was...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly high-rise fire that shocked the city and to recommend changes to prevent a future tragedy, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief executive of the southern Chinese...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee of inquiry headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief...
JONES, Isabela – The parents of Maryan Pascual Esteban, 40, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was among those who perished in the massive Tai Po fire in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Nov. 26, are overwhelmed with grief as they mourn her tragic death. In an emotional interview, her father, Jaime...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government...
HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll in Hong Kong 's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III assured on Sunday, November 30 that all documents of the Senate, including those of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee are intact and safe. Sotto made the assurance after a fire broke out in one of the offices of the Senate in Diokno Boulevard, Pasay City...
Fire broke out in one of the offices of the Senate at Diokno Boulevard, Pasay City on Sunday, Nov. 30. Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials who responded in the area said the blaze started at the office of the Legislative Technical Affairs Bureau director located at the 3rd floor of the...
